Karumba locals in the State’s Far North have a New Year’s Eve tail to tell after a three and a half meter crocodile swaggered up the street and into the backyard of a house on the Esplanade yesterday morning. The croc enjoyed basking in the backyard for a few hours from around 6am before he […]
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Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred at White Rock this morning. Preliminary investigations indicate around 1.40am a man and woman became involved in a verbal altercation at an address on Paradise Close. The man then entered a vehicle parked at the residence, and while driving away has struck the woman on the […]
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A 14-year-old girl has died following a serious traffic crash at Dalby last month. Around 4.45am on Monday, December 19, a car travelling north on Dalby – Kogan Road towards Dalby veered onto the wrong side of the road, left the roadway, struck two guideposts and travelled down an embankment into a dry creek bed […]
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Police are investigating the serious assault of a woman at Springsure last night. Preliminary investigations indicate around 8.30pm the 91-year-old woman was at a residence in Porphyry Street when a man entered through an unlocked rear door. The woman was then seriously assaulted by the man. The man then left the residence. She was transported […]
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Police are investigating the armed robbery of a convenience store in Wynnum this afternoon. Investigations indicate just after 4pm a man entered a business on Randall Road wearing a backpack and demanded money from the female shop assistant. The man then produced a knife and jumped over the counter before taking money and goods from […]
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Detectives have released images of a man who may be able to assist with their investigation into a robbery with violence that occurred in Surfers Paradise on November 30. At around 6:20pm a man entered a convenience store on Aubrey Street and asked for cigarettes from a male staff member. The man then tried to […]
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Update: 11am 01/01/2017 The 13-year-old girl reported missing from Riverview has been located safe and well. Police would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance. The original media release (below) has been edited to remove identifying particulars. Original release – published on 31/12/2016 Police are appealing for public assistance to […]
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Police are urging Queenslanders to drink responsibly and ring in 2017 on a safe note as the Christmas Road Safety Campaign continues. On day eight of Festive Break, officers conducted over 6700 RBTs (Random Breath Tests) and charged 42 drink drivers leading into the New Year’s long weekend . In Charters Towers a 50-year-old local man […]
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Police are investigating a violent burglary that occurred in a residence at Sarina early this morning. Around 2.30am, a group of men have attended the residence on Middle Creek Road and have confronted the 39-year-old male occupant. Once inside, the man has been assaulted, receiving injuries to his head. The men stole a red Polaris […]
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Police are investigating the serious assault and robbery of a woman at Woodridge yesterday afternoon. Preliminary investigations indicate that around 3.15pm the 25-year-old woman was walking from a Ewing Road business along Macquarie Street to a residence in Wentworth Street when two men approached from behind. The woman was then seriously assaulted by one of […]
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